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by geden 16y ago
It's probably not the ideal thread, but this pushed me over the edge on education. The current education system is a dire sad long term problem that is writing off a large portion of society. I believe something more sensitive and human can
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by geden 16y ago
http://www.entertainmentpartners.com/ They have Java based apps for the Film industry. I have to support them on OS X. They are hideous to use, hideous to install and maintain. I don't know if they use OS X Java specifics, but some how I
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by geden 16y ago
I've worked with multiple acts (Clark, Broadcast, Plaid) that have played (and sold out) the Bowery Ballroom without major label support. There is a very successful tier of well run larger indies like Warp, Domino, Beggars Banquet. They've
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by geden 16y ago
Sounds fascinating. If it's not too personal a question for you, what triggered the transition. Meditation / Trauma / LSD / LGAT?
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by geden 16y ago
I'm surprised you don't see the humour in a 'pico dollar'. I thought - this guy has DJB sized balls, I really want to use it. portsnap was great, this will be too. And I don't even have a beard. Colin has a platinum backed BSD pedigree. Tar
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by geden 16y ago
Radiohead did it pretty successfully. They are probably the largest credible band in the English speaking world. Mr. Stross has indicated that he's not ready to 'do a Radiohead' yet. I can understand why. I spent ten years working for a (ve
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by geden 16y ago
Nice. I experienced that first hand earlier this month. During a two week holiday I spent 2 days in a city hotel, then the rest of the week in a campsite and then another week camping in another country. On the penultimate day I remarked to
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by geden 16y ago
Huxley, of course, wasn't all doom and gloom. His last, wonderful, novel 'Island' describes a very sensible, somewhat libertarian utopia, the antidote to BNW. His utopia is based on a very open education and a love and understanding for th
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by geden 16y ago
And what to do if you are Google and your business model is predicated on people with poor impulse control? Ad land's been a long time darkside after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays I guess we all have our shadow.
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by geden 16y ago
Benevolent dictatorship.